Belgium’s largest battery goes live with 53 Tesla Megapacks

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 15, 2024 Operators recently turned on what is now Belgium’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), as backed by Tesla’s Megapack grid-scale batteries. The Ville-sur-Haine BESS project in Wallonia, Belgium became operational over the weekend, as supported by 53 Tesla Megapacks for 50MW/200 MWh of capacity. The site is …

Tesla highlights the Megapack site replacing Hawaii’s last coal plant

By Zachary Visconti Posted on September 21, 2024 Tesla has highlighted a Megapack project that went live in Hawaii earlier this year, which is effectively replacing the state’s last coal plant. On Thursday, the Tesla Megapack account on X shared a video featuring interviews with employees and partners involved in Oahu’s Kapolei Energy Storage (KES) …

Tesla gets $133M Megapack deal to double Queensland battery size

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 26, 2024 Tesla has gained another Megapack contract in Australia, coming as the latest of the company’s commitments to build new energy storage sites and expand existing ones. The contract will oversee the expansion of the recently finished Western Downs battery in Queensland, Australia, increase the energy storage site’s …